Wildcat Alberta Map

About Wildcat, Alberta

Wildcat is a locality in 16-26-5-W5, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Wildcat is located at 51.2167°N, 114.6500°W.

Wildcat lies nestled within a broad sweep of Alberta’s rolling foothills, where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the Rockies. It lies 45.0 km west of Airdrie, AB (from Airdrie, AB: bearing 259°T), and is situated 15.2 km east-north-east of Mînî Thnî. Here, the earth is a rich, ochre-brown, a fertile canvas stitched with pastures and threaded by meandering creeks that whisper through coulees. The sky overhead is a boundless dome, vast and ever-changing, a stage for dramatic cloud formations that drift like silent ships. In the late afternoon, the sun slants low, painting the grasses in hues of burnished gold and casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch and writhe across the undulating terrain, lending a quiet, almost ancient, dignity to the landscape. The history of Wildcat is written in the hardy spirit of those who first settled this land, drawn by its promise of agricultural bounty and the rugged independence it demanded. For generations, ranching has been the lifeblood of Wildcat, the steady rhythm of cattle grazing and hay baling shaping the local economy and the character of its people. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of alfalfa and the distant lowing of cattle, a constant reminder of the land's enduring generosity. While the modern world has brought its conveniences, a deep respect for the old ways persists, a quiet understanding of the cycles of nature and the resilience required to thrive amidst the vastness of the prairie expanse.

About This Wildcat Map Page

Explore Wildcat, Alberta, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.216667, -114.65. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Wildcat includes the postal code (T4C), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Wildcat is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.